Interpreting MoMA is offered free of charge. Space is limited and advance registration is required. For more information or to register, please email AccessPrograms@moma.org or call Access Programs at (212) 408-6447.
Reception starts at 5:00 p.m.
Gallery Tour from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for MoMA’s bimonthly program welcoming individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing to participate in an ASL–interpreted private gallery talk focusing on one of MoMA’s exhibitions, along with a wine and snack reception.
In November we will explore the exhibition The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors with members of the curatorial team. This exhibition showcases a trove of rare artists’ books including special editions printed on unusual papers or enhanced with supplementary materials, unique maquettes and singular sketchbooks filled with collages and fantastical drawings, sculptural bindings that turn books into hybrid, interactive artworks, and much more.
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Image Credit:
Ray Johnson. Th Thee for and Lai Book. c. 1955. Book with cut-and-pasted printed, colored, and metallic paper and hand-lettered text in ink on irregularly shaped paper leaves, some with cutout holes, foldout flaps, synthetic leather, and partially erased handwritten text in pencil; cover with cut-and-pasted printed, colored, and metallic paper on paper over boards. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Helen and Sam Zell © 2026 Ray Johnson Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Image Description:
A book lies open displaying two pages of collaged images and paper cutouts. At the center is a black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe below the handwritten text “you’re having a ball?” At the center of the right page is a newsprint cutout of James Dean above the text “i like cars”. Along the right edge is a partial black and white photograph above a fragment of text. On the center of the left page is a golden metallic rectangular paper with smaller white square sections of text “this little golden book belongs to Remy Charlip”. Along the left edge is a cutout of Venus from the painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. Pairs of circles in various colors are collaged on the top and bottom edges of both pages.